Environmental Factors Influencing Foraging Activity in the Social Wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera : Vespidae: Epiponini)
Joint Authors
Canevazzi, Naila Cristina de Souza
Noll, Fernando Barbosa
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Foraging behavior in social wasps is important in the development of the colony and reflects an important ecological interaction between the colony and the environment.
Although the social traits of the colony play a role in the foraging activities, the conditions that establish the space and time limits are mainly physical.
Here, we evaluate colonies of Polybia paulista throughout one year in order to verify the foraging activities and the items collected, as well as the importance of temperature, relative humidity, and solar radiation on motivating foraging.
Collection of liquids was always higher than that of solids; preys were collected all year long, and nests showed two annual episodic expansions.
The linear mixed effects (LME) model used to analyze which weather factors influence the foraging showed temperature as the most influencing factor on the collection of materials.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Canevazzi, Naila Cristina de Souza& Noll, Fernando Barbosa. 2011. Environmental Factors Influencing Foraging Activity in the Social Wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera : Vespidae: Epiponini). Psyche،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Canevazzi, Naila Cristina de Souza& Noll, Fernando Barbosa. Environmental Factors Influencing Foraging Activity in the Social Wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera : Vespidae: Epiponini). Psyche No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480105
American Medical Association (AMA)
Canevazzi, Naila Cristina de Souza& Noll, Fernando Barbosa. Environmental Factors Influencing Foraging Activity in the Social Wasp Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera : Vespidae: Epiponini). Psyche. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480105
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480105